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Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the Senegal River, which borders it to the east and north. The climate is typically Sahelian, though there is a rainy season. Senegal covers a land area of almost 197,000 square kilometres ...
Dakar (/ d ɑː ˈ k ɑːr, d æ-/ UK also: / ˈ d æ k ɑːr /; French:; Wolof: Ndakaaru) is the capital and largest city of Senegal.The department of Dakar has a population of 1,182,417, and the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.9 million in 2023.
Opening date. April 3, 2010. The African Renaissance Monument ( French: Monument de la Renaissance Africaine) is a 52 m (171 ft) tall bronze statue located on top of one of the twin hills known as Collines des Mamelles, outside Dakar, Senegal. Built overlooking the Atlantic Ocean in the Ouakam suburb, the statue was designed by the Senegalese ...
The First World Festival of Black Arts (French: Premier Festival Mondial des Arts Noirs) or World Festival of Negro Arts (French: Festival mondial des arts nègres) was held in Dakar, Senegal, 1–24 April 1966, initiated by former President Leopold Senghor, under the auspices of UNESCO, with the participation of 45 African, European, Caribbean ...
Time in Senegal. Time in Senegal is given by a single time zone, denoted as Greenwich Mean Time (GMT; UTC±00:00 ). [1] [2] Senegal shares this time zone with several other countries, including fourteen in western Africa. [3] Senegal does not observe daylight saving time (DST). [4]
Lake Retba. / 14.8383389°N 17.2448222°W / 14.8383389; -17.2448222. Lake Retba, also known as Lac Rose (meaning "pink lake"), lies north of the Cap Vert peninsula in Senegal, some 35 km (22 mi) north-east of the capital, Dakar, in northwest Africa. It is named for its pink waters caused by Dunaliella salina algae and is known for its ...
Wildlife of Senegal. Banded mongoose. The wildlife of Senegal consists of the flora and fauna of this nation in West Africa. Senegal has a long Atlantic coastline and a range of habitat types, with a corresponding diversity of plants and animals. Senegal has 188 species of mammals and 674 species of bird.
Entrance of the Hann Forest and Zoological Park. 14°43′32″N 17°26′01″W. / 14.725542°N 17.433716°W / 14.725542; -17.433716. Location. Dakar, Senegal. The Hann Forest and Zoological Park ( French: Parc forestier et zoologique de Hann) is a nature reserve located in Dakar, the capital of the African country of Senegal, in the ...